We are moving the blog!!

As some of you know I've been working on a new blog for some time and at last it's ready for it's big reveal!

So here it is at last:

http://youlooknicetodayphoto.com/

Don't forget to update your RSS reader because this blog is now dead to me.

(For those of you who use blogger's built in blog subscriber I highly recommend checking out Google Reader. There is not too much of a learning curve and once you use it you'll wonder how you lived without it.)

Anyway, thanks for checking this blog and it's been fun. Although blogger has been good to me, wordpress is a million times better for customization, search engine optimization, and just about everything else.

Onward and upward my friends!

Joe + Nadine

I have a funny story for you: close to a year ago I put my Tivo up on craigslist. Almost immediately I received an email that said some guy that lived out in Hillsboro would like to buy it from me. The guy came, paid and picked it up. Normal craigslist transaction, no big whoop. Somehow I added him or he added me on twitter and I didn't think anything of it. 6 months later I had some Blazer tickets up on craigslist and the same guy contacted me saying that he would like to buy those as well. AND just a few months after that he contacted me about photographing his wedding! Thats how I met Joe.

For the engagement session we ventured down to the swanky Pearl District in downtown Portland, Oregon. I've been itching to shoot there and Joe and Nadine were happy to give it a go. I absolutely loved shooting down there because of the diversity of the colors and textures. It's not just a couple colors from a couple color palates it's a CRAZY amount of different colors from maroon to dark blue to bright red to purple and everything in between. Joe and Nadine were a lot of fun to work with too and it was very clear to me that they are totally in love and excited to be married. :)

And if I could geek out for a moment, get this: They met at Yahoo...as in they both worked for Yahoo. How cool is that?

Their photos are available to view and purchase here.

Enjoy!

Joe + Nadine Sneak Peek

Danger Death Ray Band Shoot

Again I present to you the Portland pop punk band Danger Death Ray. They got their name from an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (or MST3k for us hardcore fans) which is amazingly awesome in and of itself. Ryan (the tall one) is a part time security guard at a very old and very cool church in downtown Portland. We had unlimited access for the shoot and had such a blast. As I've said before, I love doing band shoots because I can really push myself creatively in ways that just don't work with families or weddings.

Enjoy!


The requisite "80's school picture" photo:


Ryan:



Dave:



Walker:




Group shots:





The BIG Danger Death Ray Choir:

Danger Death Ray- Sneak Preview

Lots more fun ones to come. You have no idea how fun this shoot was. :)

Rock 'n Roll Saturday Night

A couple weeks ago I had the privilege of going to buddy's concert in his basement. Basement concerts are a rite of passage of sorts for Portland bands. Artists like The Decemberists, The Helio Sequence, The Thermals, M. Ward, The Dandy Warhols and Elliot Smith made the rounds of playing the basements of PDX.

Here is a fun little video MTV did awhile back about it:

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks - MTV Shows

Anyway, I fired off some shots at the concert which are below. You'll probably recognize of few of them from a shoot I did of them when I was just getting started with this whole photography thing. Check out Dave and Ryan's newest creation: Danger Death Ray. Enjoy!











PS Stay tuned for a wicked awesome shoot I did for their band in an old church downtown that I'll post within the week.

10 days of film

Day 10



(Probably best to not put your finger print on the negative before you scan it in :)

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Day 9

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Day 8

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Day 7

My dear ole Dad's office:

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Day 6

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Day 5

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Day 4

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Day 3

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Day 2

10 days of film

The next 10 days will feature photos from the first roll of black and white film that I developed by hand and scanned in.

Day 1

Drew + Tiffany Vol. 3

Here is the final installment of our photo shoot. These were all taken with my film camera (Nikon F100), developed by hand and scanned in. There is something very satisfying about developing by hand and as I've said before, shooting film in general. These shots are straight out of the camera with no manipulation in photoshop. I also really like the imperfections of the film look and grain quality. Fun stuff!

Why I love Saturday mornings...

Drew + Tiffany Vol. 2